Briefs

We’ve created one-sheet versions of our 2025 Voter Guide so you can print, post or share them with other voters in your community.

The Best of the West contest recognizes work in 14 states. The contest was founded in 1987 to reward journalistic excellence and promote freedom of information.

Our 2026 primary election event details are available, and we also have a DIY kit to host your own event.

The investigation was honored with the Frank A. Blethen Award for Local Accountability Reporting in the Poynter Journalism Prizes, and as a finalist for excellence in local and regional investigative reporting in the Scripps Howard Journalism Awards.

The award recognizes the best U.S. professional reporting on state government accountability, across all media types.

We’ve updated Blacklight, The Markup’s privacy inspector, to help you understand how sites are tracking you.

None of the videos generated by the leading AI platforms showed the actual dances we requested.

What the rankings and metrics in our My Legislator newsletter mean, along with answers to other common questions.

California counties are reporting results for Proposition 50, Gov. Gavin Newsom's ballot measure to tilt the 2026 election map in favor of Democrats.

We’ve created one-sheet versions of our 2025 Voter Guide so you can print, post or share them with other voters in your community.